VOWR

Infobox Radio station
name = VOWR


area = St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
branding = VOWR
slogan =
airdate = July 24, 1924
frequency = 800 kHz (AM)
format = christian radio
erp =
class =
owner = Wesley United Church
website = [http://www.vowr.org/ http://www.vowr.org/]
callsign_meaning = Voice Of Wesley Radio

VOWR (Voice of Wesley United Church Radio) is a Canadian radio station, which airs religious programming, as well as oldies music, in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. It broadcasts at 800 kHz on the AM band.

The station first broadcasted on July 24, 1924 under the call sign 8WMC, which stood for the Wesley Methodist Church. Reverend James Joyce started the station to provide church services to shut-ins, but soon expanded it to provide public service announcements and entertainment.

VOWR is one of just four broadcast radio stations in Canada whose call letters do not begin with C. The others, VOAR and two VOCM stations, also broadcast in St. John's. All of the stations first aired before Newfoundland joined Canadian Confederation in 1949. The ITU prefix VO was originally assigned to Newfoundland and remains in use by radio amateurs.

External links

* [http://www.vowr.org/ Official site]
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